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FOLDING HBADSHADE ORHAT. No. 441,380. Patented Nov. 25, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD RAY, OF GRIFFIN, GEORGIA.

FOLDING HEADSHADE OR H AT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 441,380, dated November25, 1890. Application filed April '7, 1890. Serial IIo. 346,942. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it-known that I, RICHARD RAY, a citi zen of the United States,residing at Griffin, in the county of Spaulding and State of Georgia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Sunshades,of which the following is a specification, reference being had thereinto the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to folding sunshades intended to be worn on theperson, and more especially adapted for the use of laborers and otherswho are exposed to the scorching sum mer sun; and my said inventioncomprises certain improvements on sunshades of the class referred to forwhich Letters Patent of the United States, Nos. 229,465 and 288,115,have heretofore been granted to me.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional side view of my improvedsunshade. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same,partly in section. Fig. 3illustrates the adjustable head-band, and Fig. 4 represents my sunshadewhen folded.

A denotes a wire frame or bail provided with coils or eyes a and a, andalso preferably with eyes of. The canopy-support of my improved sunshadeconsists of a series of semicircular or bowed wire ribs B, preferablyfour or five in number, the central one of which ribs hasinwardly-turned ends I), having eyes I) at their extremities, said ends12 forming pivots for the other ribs, which have at their ends eyes 11encircling the said ends I). The eyes a, of the frame A also encirclesaid inwardly-turned ends b, and all of said eyes are retained on saidends by the eyes I).

O is the canopy-covering, consisting of white or brown linen or othersuitable fabric, attached by sewing or otherwise to the ribs B.

If it be desired to provide the sunshade with a safety-lining D to forman air-space below the covering 0, I provide supplemental ribs (1,having eyes d encircling the ends b, and to which ribs said lining D isattached. The lining D does not extend quite to the sides of thesunshade, thus leaving open spaces at the sides for the free circulationof air.

E denotes an adjustable band, which will preferably be of cord or wire,and which is to loosely encircle the head of the wearer merely to steadythe sunshade horizontally or forward and back when the wearer stoops,the

said band E being suspended from the eyes I) and the outer or lower ribs13 by cords or wires 6. This head-band is made adjustable to suitdifferent-sized heads preferably by being formed in two parts, eachhaving eyes e at their adjacent ends, said eyes being conneeted bycord-loops or other flexible connections 6 which may be made longer orshorter to vary the size of the said head-band, and the latter when madeof wire may or wholly covered with sweat-leather e to prevent rust andmake said band more comfortable to the wearer.

The canopy, consisting of the ribs B and cloth covering 0, is stretchedand retained in any position to which it may be adjusted relative to theframe A by means of stay-cords 0, attached to the lower ribs B in anysuitable manner, and passing once or twice around the wire frame A atthe eyes a, so as to have a proper frictional hold on said frame A.Attached to the eyes I) on the inwardlyturned ends I) and to the endribs B are crossing cords or tapes f, which rest on the top of thewearers head and serve to loosely support the sunshade thereon, thehead-band E merely passing loosely around the Wearers head to preventhorizontal displacement of the sunshade, as above stated.

As a supplemental support for my sunshade, particularly for a personwhose work requires a stooping position, I attach to one of the eyes aat the bottom of the frame A, a neckband-cord g, which is passed aroundback of the neck of the wearer, and is provided at its free end with ahook g, by which it may be detachably engaged with the other eye a ofthe said frame A, the latter passing beneath the wearers chin,but not incontact therewith. This neckband-cord may be used either with or withoutthe head cords or tapes be partly f as a support for the sunshade, andthe said head cords or tapes f may be used either with or without thesaid neckband-cord, both of these supporting devices being useful undersome circumstances, and either one of them being sufficient under othercircumstances.

Asan additional security in fastening my sunshade on, I prefer toprovide it with an adjustable stay cord or band h, to be drawn more orless tightly beneath the wearers chin. One end of this cord or band 71,is

shade be looped through one of the eyes a" of the frame A and the otheris looped around the opposite limb of said frame and is pushed into anotch formed by a bend a the looped end of said cord or band which islooped through the eye a being provided with a frictionslide it, (hereinshown as an 8-shaped link,) which may be moved back and forth on thesaid cord or band, to loosen or tighten the same.

From the foregoing itwill be apparent that I provide a light andconvenient sunshade for personal wear which may be readily attached toor removed from the person,a'nd which may be manufactured so cheaply asto be within the reach of persons of moderate means. Should a personwearing the sunsubjected to a lower temperature bybeing out at nightfallor during a shower, he can protect his head by a light rimless clothcap, which may be carried in his pocket -or in-a pocket formed in thelining of the sunshade.

When the sunshade is not in use it can be folded up, as shown in Fig. 4,simply by bringing the frame A to the plane of one of the horizontal orlower ribs B, when the whole structure will instantly collapse.

I claim- 1. In a folding sunshade for personal wear, the combination,with the wire frame-A, hav* ing the eyes a, of the bowed ribs B, one ofwhich is provided with the inwardly-turned ends b and the others ofwhich have the eyes 12 encircling the said ends I). r

2. In a-folding sunshade for personal wear, the combination, with thewire frame A, having. the eyes a, of the bowed ribs B, one of which isprovided with the inwardly-turned ends b and the others of which haveeyes encircling said ends 6, and bowed lining-snpporting ribs cl, havingeyes d, also-encircling the said ends I).

3. In a folding sunshade for personal'wear,

the combination, with therigid frame or encircle the head of the bail Aof suitable length to extend below the chin of the wearer, of the ribs13, the canopy-coverin g C, the adjustable head-band E to looselyencircle the head of the wearer, and the crossing cords or tapes f torest on the head of the wearer and thus support the weight of thesunshade.

4. In a folding sunshade for personal wear, the combination, with theframe or bail A, of suitable length to extend beneath the chin of thewearer, the ribs B, and the canopy-covering 0, of the adjustablehead-band to loosely wearer, the crossing cords or tapes f to rest onthe wearers head and support the weight of the sunshade, and thestay-cord h, attached to the said frame A, and adapted to be drawnbeneath the wearers chin.

5. In a foldingsunshade for-personal wear, the adjustable head-band E toloosely encircle the head of the wearer and connected to the frame ofthe sunshade, combined with the neckband or cord g, permanently attachedat oneend to an eye Q2111 frame A, and having at its opposite end a hookfor detachable connection to said frame, and-the crossing head cords or.tapes f to rest on the head of the wearer.

6. In a sunshade for personal wear, the adj ustable wire band'E, formedin two parts and having eyes 6 at the adjacent ends of said parts andthe flexible connections or cordloops 6 to adjustably connect the saideyes, combined withthe frame A, the ribs B, and the canopycovering 0,attached to the said ribs.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EWELL A. DICK, HENRY OALVER.

